Desirae Dixon-King Obituary (1981 - 2017)

On Thursday, September 14, 2017, God called home a woman of strength, faith, resilience, and determination. She passed at USMC at Dorchester. Desirae Nicole Dixon- King “D.R.” was born in Plainfield, NJ on July 3, 1981, to Sharon King and the late John Dixon Jr. Desirae attended Cambridge South Dorchester High School in Cambridge, MD. After finishing School Desirae became a specialist in Food Service Management where she spent years providing nothing less than outstanding customer service. Desirae’s children, her family, and her friends were her passion. She was passionate about loving them, making sure that they felt loved, and making sure that they were happy. Desirae was selfless, amazingly independent, and would do anything within her power to help anyone. She was a mother of three children. Desirae instilled in her children the importance of the power of prayer, knowledge, and independence. She would go to great lengths to make sure that her children were well taken care of. Her children will say that she is their hero, and she would say that they were hers. Desirae enjoyed reading, listening to music, and doing crafts. Memories of Desirae will be forever treasured in our hearts, like gold they will never tarnish or grow old. Desirae was preceded in death by her father, John Dixon Jr., daughter Mackenzie Rose King; paternal grandfather John H. Dixon Sr, paternal grandmother Helen O. Dixon; maternal grandfather Tony M. King Sr; maternal uncle Tony M. King Jr; and a special cousin Terry D. Dixon. Desirae leaves to mourn her loving mother Sharon R. King of Cambridge; 2 sons: Wayne Outlaw Jr, and Jah’Kai Hall both of Cambridge; 5 sisters: Peggy King, Shantay King (David) both of MD, Candice Grant of NJ, Johnette O. Young-Lewis (Terrelle) of PA, Cousin/Sister Kermeshia Dixon of Delaware; 3 brothers: Ben McNeill Sr, Eric Hawthorne both of NJ and John Dixon III of Pennsylvania; maternal grandmother Mary A. King of NJ; 5 Aunts: Annette King, Teresa King and Mary Wilson all of NJ, Corrine Molock and Eunice Felder both of MD; 7 uncles: William King of NJ, Kent Dixon (Tina), Kermit Dixon, Lee Dixon, Vincent Dixon, James Dixon and David Holland all of MD; 5 nieces: Kalila Graham, Sharon E. King, Sydney Stanley, Brea Young, Renee Murkey; and one great niece Camille Graham; 9 nephews: Carnell Graham Jr., Tyler Reeves, Devin Linder, Davon Linder, Justice Young, E’Vaugh Lankford, Pierre Foxworth, Ben McNeill Jr, Emmanuel Thomas; honorary nephew Jordan Rossy, special nephew Neko Grant, and a host of cousins, other relatives, and friends .